diff --git a/resolver/src/main/java/org/apache/james/jspf/core/MacroExpand.java b/resolver/src/main/java/org/apache/james/jspf/core/MacroExpand.java
index 6ac2d1e..9b4f707 100644
--- a/resolver/src/main/java/org/apache/james/jspf/core/MacroExpand.java
+++ b/resolver/src/main/java/org/apache/james/jspf/core/MacroExpand.java
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
                 }
             } catch (TimeoutException e) {
                 // just return the default "unknown".
-                session.setClientDomain("unknown");
             }
                     
             session.setClientDomain("unknown");